Dome-shaped building in Samut Prakan collapses
A LARGE dome-shaped building within the Metropolitan Electricity Authority training and skills testing centre in Samut Prakan province collapsed at around noon today (Feb. 9) with rescuers who rushed to the scene to help those possibly trapped in the rubble not allowed in and initial report indicating two persons got injured, Naewna newspaper and […]
Read MoreDome-shaped building in Samut Prakan collapses
A LARGE dome-shaped building within the Metropolitan Electricity Authority training and skills testing centre in Samut Prakan province collapsed at around noon today (Feb. 9) with rescuers who rushed to the scene to help those possibly trapped in the rubble not allowed in and initial report indicating two persons got injured, Naewna newspaper and […]
Read MoreFootbridge at Bang Na-Trat road collapses, inbound traffic paralysed
RESCUERS are working hard at freeing three people trapped in their vehicles that got damaged when a pedestrian overpass at Bang Na-Trat road collapsed upon being struck by a dump truck this morning (Dec. 18) paralyzing inbound traffic, Nawena newspaper said. This footbridge is right in front of Namchai market, Bang Phli Noi subdistrict, […]
Read MoreNetizens worried after Bangkok pavement collapses
A SECTION of the pavement beneath elevated MRT Blue Line Fai Chai station near Fai Chai intersection in Bang Noi district, Thonburi, collapsed at 4 p.m. with Thai netizens voicing concern for public safety, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 25). Fortunately there were no casualties in this mishap with officials quickly barricading the sinkhole […]
Read MoreCollapse of a limestone hill in Phang Nga not linked to minor quake
AFTER a limestone hill adjacent to Somdej Phra Srinagarindra Park in Phang Nga province collapsed early this morning (June 26) the authorities explained that this was not caused by a minor earthquake that struck this Andaman coastal province in the wee hours, Naewna newspaper said. The 2.2 magnitude earthquake with a shallow depth of […]
Read MoreUnder construction condo’s fire escape collapses, 3 houses damaged
THE EXTERNAL fire escape of a luxury condo under construction in Nonthaburi city suddenly collapsed yesterday (Dec. 8) damaging three adjacent houses but fortunately no one was injured, Naewna newspaper said. Reporters inspecting the site of this construction accident saw an announcement by Nonthaburi’s Building Control and Urban Planning Department temporarily suspending work but […]
Read MoreEach time House meeting collapses through lack of quorum ‘8.2m baht is wasted’
AFTER the House of Representatives meeting yesterday (Aug. 31) was adjourned through a lack of quorum, a Move Forward MP calculated that each time this occurs over 8.2 million baht is wasted, Sanook.com said today (Sept. 1). At yesterday’s meeting Palang Prachrath MP for Chachoensao Mr. Atthakorn Sirilatthayakon had tabled a motion on solving […]
Read MorePagoda at Chiang Mai temple collapses after days of rain
AN HISTORIC pagoda at Wat Srisuphan Silver Temple in Chiang Mai collapsed after several days of torrential rain today (Sept. 29) with this following the collapse of a part of the historic city wall near Chang Puak gate that has been standing for 750 years last Saturday (Sept 24), Matichon newspaper said this evening. […]
Read MoreUdom Suk canal bridge collapsed, road closed
AT 5.23 p.m. today (Feb.26) JS100 Radio sent out an urgent message that a bridge over a canal running in between Udom Suk Soi 51 and 53 (Klong Kled bridge in Sukhumvit Soi 103) had collapsed and all lanes of Udom Suk road closed to traffic, Naewna newspaper said. The public was warned to […]
Read MoreCondo’s concrete awning collapses in Srinakarin area
RESIDENTS of a nine-storey condominium off Srinakarin road near Seacon Square scurried for safety at 5.30 a.m. this morning (Sept. 14, 2020) after a 21.5-metre-long concrete awning affixed between the ground and first floors suddenly collapsed but fortunately there were no injuries, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Sukhumvit fire and rescue staff, rescuers from Po Tek […]
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